# BUILT DIFFERENT NOW [Intro | SPOKEN] (Zay) "Yeah... If you knew us then... You probably wouldn't recognize us now." [Verse 1 – 16 Bars | ZAY | RAP] They still know my face, but they don't know me, God changed the man that they thought I'd be. Used to wear anger like it fit my frame, Now I wear mercy and I praise His name. I ain't proud of every road I chose, But every scar reminds me how grace grows. Never would've guessed I'd be standing here, Talking 'bout hope instead of living in fear. Grandma planted seeds that I tried to outrun, Truth kept shining like the morning sun. Thought I had control, but I couldn't see, The hardest prison was the one in me. Now every step got a different sound, I ain't who I was... I'm built different now. [Hook – 8 Bars | D | SUNG] I'm built different now, Grace turned my life around. I was lost but mercy found Everything they buried underground. Same name... New heart somehow. Still standing on His truth somehow. If you're wondering how I'm here... I'm built different now. [Verse 2 – 16 Bars | D | RAP] I had big dreams with a number on my back, One bad break put my whole life off track. Chased relief 'til the pain took control, Couldn't see how addiction stole my soul. Everybody saw the smile on my face, Nobody knew I was losing that race. Looking back I can finally understand, God never stopped reaching with His hand. I ain't perfect, I still need His grace, Still learning every single day to keep pace. Now my purpose runs deeper than my past, Building on a love that's built to last. I don't rap because I figured life out, I rap because He brought me through the doubt. [Hook – 8 Bars | D | SUNG] I'm built different now, Grace turned my life around. I was lost but mercy found Everything they buried underground. Same name... New heart somehow. Still standing on His truth somehow. If you're wondering how I'm here... I'm built different now. [Verse 3 – 16 Bars | ZAY & D | TRADE RAP BARS] (Zay) Still got memories... (D) But they don't own me. (Zay) Still hear old names... (D) But they don't control me. (Zay) The streets remember... (D) Heaven remembers too. (Zay) I'm living proof... (D) He can make you new. (Zay) We ain't above you... (D) We've been where you stand. (Zay) Empty hands... (D) Held by nail-scarred hands. (Both) If He could rebuild two broken men, He can do it all over again. [Final Hook – 8 Bars | D | SUNG] I'm built different now, Grace turned my life around. I was lost but mercy found Everything they buried underground. Same name... New heart somehow. Still standing on His truth somehow. If you're wondering how I'm here... I'm built different now. [Outro | SPOKEN] (Zay) "We're not better... We're just living proof."
